Jamie McMurray News

Buschwhackers will miss most of Busch test at Charlotte:

Buschwhackers will miss most of Busch test at Charlotte:

April 12, 2007
Some Busch Series teams will skip the upcoming May 14-15 test at Lowe's Motor Speedway. That's because their drivers will be at the Nextel Cup test May 14-15 at Dover, a critical test for the car of tomorrow. Teams with Cup drivers competing for them on the Busch level

Sharp and 3M to Sponsor Edwards in 5 Races:

Sharp and 3M to Sponsor Edwards in 5 Races:

April 10, 2007
Roush Fenway Racing announced a new sponsorship with Sharp Electronics and 3M Company. The sponsorship includes five Busch Series races with Carl Edwards; and two Nextel Cup races with Jamie McMurray. Both teams will debut their Sharp AQUOS/3M Vikuiti Fords Talladega

Special Decal on McMurray’s Car at Texas:

Special Decal on McMurray’s Car at Texas:

April 10, 2007
#26-Jamie McMurray will carry a special hood decal this weekend at Texas. Chad Provo, 35, of Terrell, Texas, will have his name front and center on the #26 hood after winning a statewide sweepstakes conducted by Crown Royal for their promotion, "Your Name Here 400."(

Sharp and 3M to Sponsor McMurray in Cup and Edwards in Busch:

Sharp and 3M to Sponsor McMurray in Cup and Edwards in Busch:

April 10, 2007
Roush Fenway Racing announced a new sponsorship with Sharp Electronics and 3M Company. The sponsorship includes five Busch Series races with Carl Edwards; and two Nextel Cup races with Jamie McMurray. Both teams will debut their Sharp AQUOS/3M Vikuiti Fords Talladega

NASCAR to go over installation of door foam at RIR test UPDATE:

NASCAR to go over installation of door foam at RIR test UPDATE:

April 3, 2007
NASCAR officials will reinforce to teams the importance of properly installing the safety foam inside the frame of the right door of the Car of Tomorrow during Tuesday's test at Richmond International Raceway #29-Kevin Harvick had a situation during Sunday's race at

NASCAR to go over installation of door foam at RIR test:

NASCAR to go over installation of door foam at RIR test:

April 3, 2007
NASCAR officials will reinforce to teams the importance of properly installing the safety foam inside the frame of the right door of the Car of Tomorrow during Tuesday's test at Richmond International Raceway #29-Kevin Harvick had a situation during Sunday's race at

NASCAR takes three cars to R&D center:

NASCAR takes three cars to R&D center:

April 2, 2007
NASCAR officials took Kevin Harvick's #29 car to its research and development center to study why the energy-absorbing foam started smoking in his car. It's a problem other drivers, including Matt Kenseth, said they had at Bristol last weekend. NASCAR took Jimmie Johnson

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

April 1, 2007
after Martinsville [6 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 966 #31-Jeff Burton 938 -28 #48-Jimmie Johnson 906 -60 #17-Matt Kenseth 836 -130 #5-Kyle Busch 804 -162 #11-Denny Hamlin 776 -190 #07-Clint Bowyer 751 -215 #20-Tony Stewart 726 -240 #99-Carl Edwards 710 -256 #29-Kevin

Ramblings – Martinsville Qualifying:

Ramblings – Martinsville Qualifying:

March 30, 2007
It was Denny Hamlin today at Martinsville Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a time of 19.911 sec (95.103 mph). The Virginia driver has now captured the last two poles in his home state as his last top-spot was at Richmond last

Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts:

Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts:

March 30, 2007
.. Denny Hamlin won the Bud Pole for the Goody's Cool Orange 500, his fifth Bud Pole 49 career Nextel Cup races. .. Tony Stewart retains the Martinsville track qualifying record of 19.306 seconds, 98.083 mph “ set Oct. 21, 2005. .. This is Hamlin's first Bud Pole and

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

Rumblings – Bristol Race Notes:

March 26, 2007
Kyle Busch won the first-ever COT event today at Bristol Motor Speedway as he took the Food City 504 by about a half-length over Jeff Burton, barely surviving a G/W/C in the process. It was the 4th Nextel Cup win of Kyle's young career (he's tied for 69th on the all

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

March 23, 2007
Jeff Gordon captured the Bud Pole today at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday's Food City 500 with a speed of 125.453 (15.295 sec) for his second top-spot of the season (he's the first repeater, btw) and the 58th of his NextelL Cup career.....and that's pretty significant

Rumblings – Atlanta Race Notes:

Rumblings – Atlanta Race Notes:

March 18, 2007
Jimmie Johnson passed Tony Stewart (and crowded him a bit) with three to go today at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win the Kobalt Tools 500. Coming from third on the final restart with 11 laps remaining, Johnson captured his second win in a row, his 2nd at

Irwin colors for McMurray at Atlanta:

Irwin colors for McMurray at Atlanta:

March 16, 2007
IRWIN Industrial Tools will be the primary sponsor the #26 Ford that Jamie McMurray drives this weekend in Atlanta, which marks the first of 11 races in which the IRWIN blue and yellow paint scheme will adorn McMurray's #26 machine. Atlanta is a special race for IRWIN

Rumblings – Las Vegas Race Notes:

Rumblings – Las Vegas Race Notes:

March 11, 2007
So much for all that Friday Night talk about this being a Dodge track... Jimmie Johnson dominated late after teammate Jeff Gordon controlled the middle of the race, and the Hendrick Motorsports Chevies ran one-two today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson made